Where Art and Design Meet Science,

Technology, Engineering and Math

Meet the STEAM Team

6th Grade Jose De Leon Math/Science

Randi Seligson ELA/Ancient History

Chetan Singh Math/Science

TBA ELA/Ancient History

7th Grade Kate Debashi Math

Joanne Ramirez Science

Michael Rhodes World History

Barbara Wexler English

8th Grade Jim Lundstrom Science

Chris Nowotarski U.S. History

Robert Payne Algebra/Pre-Algebra

Daksha Singh English

What is STEAM?

STEM education refers to the areas of Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics. STEAM education incorporates the “A” for the arts, recognizing that to be successful in technical fields, individuals must use critical thinking skills which are best developed through exposure to the arts. The STEAM philosophy is a major shift toward a more constructivist model that places equal emphasis on the learning process as well as the results. It is our goal to provide a collaborative educational environment that will promote inquiry, investigation, innovation, invention and integrity. We want our students to build a scaffold of knowledge designed to address real world issues and challenges.

Why have STEAM?

Students need to be prepared for successful careers in a competitive 21st Century workforce. The type of thinking and problem solving they will be required to demonstrate as adults needs to begin now. Math and Science are the emphasis, but how they articulate with art, history, language arts is just as vital. Students must be able to inquire, imagine, investigate, innovate, and display integrity… skills that are in high demand in every field. As students work productively with others, we will shift their way of approaching tasks to one of collaboration.

What does STEAM focus on?

The STEAM curriculum provides students opportunities to think critically, work cooperatively, solve complex problems, and drive advancements in science and technology while promoting resiliency and perseverance in our students. STEAM students will experience these through the following: 1. Inquiry-based learning. 2. Project-based learning provides students the opportunities to work for an extended period of time to investigate and respond to a complex question, problem, or challenge. 3. Collaborative learning has students work together to explore a significant question or create a meaningful project.

What is essential to STEAM?

The STEAM Essentials provide a platform from which teachers

encourage student learning while using a variety of delivery

approaches.

• Explicit learning outcomes

• Engineering design process

• Problem-based learning

• Student autonomy

• Rigorous learning

• Personalization of instruction

STEAM: Beyond the Classroom

STEAM students will have a variety of enrichment

opportunities throughout the school year.

During school hours, students may elect to participate in

art classes, coding/computer electives, Leadership, robotics,

and more as the program grows and develops.

STEAM will also partner with the local community—business

and education institutions—to add immeasurable value to our students’ educational experience. These partnerships will

yield an authentic audience for student projects, in addition

to materials, technologies, and curricular resources for both

teachers and students.

So what is STEAM’s plan for Hale?

Mission/Vision Statements

• The Hale Charter Academy STEAM Magnet (HCA STEAM) will provide gifted, highly gifted and high-achieving students with an inspiring, challenging and engaging environment that creates opportunities for research and exploration through project-based learning as well as emphasizing an interdisciplinary approach through problem-solving, collaboration and academic excellence. • HCA STEAM will engage the minds of gifted, highly gifted and high-achieving students, and challenge them to excel well beyond a high score on a standardized test. Our students will embrace the concept that 21st Century learners are prepared to think critically, make informed decisions, collaborate with others and grow up to be life-long learners as responsible partners in their own learning. • At HCA STEAM, our principle goal is to inspire students to grow intellectually, emotionally and socially, fulfill their dreams and become stewards of their community.

Science

• Students will be active learners in science, with learning

experiences framed around answering big questions or

addressing real life problems that guide instruction and

serve to organize their learning. As students pursue answers,

they will investigate, create models, collect and analyze

data, summarize, and discuss and present their findings.

In short, students practice science in the classroom the way

that scientists and engineers do: in collaborative groups.

Technology

• High-tech classrooms (Apple TV, iPads, projectors)

• Chromebooks for student use

• Online Platform (Google Docs)

• Digital Portfolio

• STEAM Lab

• Coding and Robotics Elective

- 6th grade Dash and Dot Robots

https://www.youtube.com/watch?vLA9py48X6_o

- 7th and 8th grade VEX IQ Robots

VEX IQ Robotics Competition

https://www.vexrobotics.com/vexedr/competition/

Engineering

• The Engineering Design Process is a

series of steps that engineers use to

guide them as they solve problems.

Students in STEAM will work though

this process on a variety of topics

and are encouraged to use these

steps on a daily basis as they

problem solve in each of their core

curricular classes.

• Engineering and design provide a path for

students to apply the knowledge gained from other

disciplines

• Students will have the opportunity to pursue these

activities in the new Engineering and Robotics STEAM Lab

Arts

Language Arts • Students will learn real-world writing to expand their skills when writing abstracts, research papers and analysis. Writing is articulated across the curriculum. • Literature selections are relevant to the STEAM curriculum as are non-fiction selections. • Debate on a competitive level

History • Recreate inventions or technologies, solve everyday problems faced by cultures, looking at a particular theme across time. • Reports and projects • History Day L.A.

Mathematics

• Students will learn to solve mathematical prob-

lems from a real-world perspective.

• Departing from the philosophy that the answer is

all-important; students will learn that the journey

to the answer is equally relevant.

• A new mindset to prepare students for more

complex mathematics such as math analysis and

calculus.

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Hale Charter

Academy For the

Visual and

Performing Arts A COMMUNITY

OF ARTS

INTEGRATION

Who

We

Are…. Hale Charter Academy has a tradition of excellence in Visual and Performing Arts, as well as a strong academic background. We live in a community of Arts supporters, many of whom work in Arts Industries. This is what it looks like….

Why Now?

Community

Need LAUSD does not have a High School in West Hills. Parents and students deserve to have a choice of schools to send their children to, and they have no Arts High School in the area.

Economy

With the economy

improving, it is time

to overhaul our

Valley schools,

Hale has been

known for our arts

program for years,

but it is now time to

bring our dreams to

the forefront.

Education is the

best gift we can

give our

community.

Support

Excited to assist us

in our endeavor,

our Superintendent

has pulled together

an amazing

support team to

help our writing

team plan our next

steps. This team

includes our formal

principal, who has

always hoped

there would come

a time that we

could take Hale in

this direction.

Our Mission

To provide a fine and performing arts focused, academic program that explores the many connections between art and innovation, creative problem solving and collaboration.

Five Art Strands

Theatre/Film

Visual Art

Music

Dance

Writing in Multiple Genres

Academ

ics

The Magic of learning with a focus on the Arts….

Core Academic classes taught

with project based-

investigative learning.

English: Experiential Novels

Writer’s Workshop

Writing groups

Student Anthologies

Math: Hands on

manipulatives

Model construction

Drafting

Scale Drawing

Science: Virtual research

projects

Special effect labs

Science

investigations

Discovery journals

History: Historical

reenactments

Document

investigation

Art through the ages

Family histories

Electives

integrati

on

Drama/Theatre: Student written productions that tie into History content

Horticulture: Creating gardens and lessons that tie into history, math and science

Music: Exploring musical genres that connect to English Literature and history

Art: Using math to create tessellations, and design projects

Dance: Choreographing dances to literature, science concepts and history

Creative Writing: Creating student anthologies of work

Core teachers are working with the electives teachers to support each other’s curriculum.

Student Portfolio Building

Students will build experience each year,

documenting each grade level with a portfolio

project. The project will be specific to their Art Strand,

and by senior year the portfolio will be a body of work

that shows the growth of each student’s talent. Every

year students will participate in a showcase that

demonstrates their best work.

In their Senior year, Students will work with all

departments to create a Capstone Production which

will be a culmination of their entire experience at Hale

Charter Academy of Visual and Performing Arts.

Mentoring Programs

Working together with community outreach, Hale Charter

Academy of Visual and Performing Arts would partner

with professionals to bring mentoring, master classes,

workshops and internship opportunities to our students.

Taking Our Students Through High School

And Beyond Grades 6-14

Middle School Students start their

journey in sixth grade with exposure to the five art strands with

teacher advisor guidance

Seventh grade will act as a choice year, when they will narrow their strand choice,

and audition for placement

Eighth grade will hone their craft and prepare them for

high school placement

High School Freshmen will begin

working with the upper-classmen in performance pieces, as mentees

Sophomores will work on researching employment options in their strands

Juniors will begin auditioning and interviewing for Consortium schools

Seniors produce their Capstone

Associate

Degree Working with area

colleges, Hale Charter Academy of Visual and Performing

Arts would like to offer students college level course work so that they may graduate, with not just a diploma, but an AA

degree as well

Pathways to Careers and

College

Students will have many opportunities to

meet and participate in skype sessions

with professionals in each of the strands

to interview, partake in panel discussions,

and create meaningful mentorships.

Hale Charter Academy of Visual and

Performing Arts will build upon existing

relationships with local College and

University campuses, as well as reach out

to Arts schools across the country to

assist Student accessibility to quality

continued education.